Protected areas

Worldwide in coverage, this 477-page book reveals the inside story on existing and planned marine protected areas (MPAs), marine national parks and sanctuaries around the world. It is designed to be a key resource for scientists, research institutions, students, wildlife conservation agencies, MPA managers, and anyone who cares about cetaceans and the special places where they live.

Alors que les aires protégées couvrent désormais 20 % des terres de notre planète et 10 % de ses eaux territoriales, de plus en plus d’agences et de communautés sont responsables de la conservation de l’héritage naturel de notre planète, et ainsi de l’héritage culturel qui en découle. La gestion des aires protégées est une tâche de plus en plus exigeante et diverse.

Конвенция об охране всемирного культурного и природного наследия, принятая ЮНЕСКО в 1972 г., объединяет страны в их общем стремлении защитить объекты культурного и природного наследия, имеющие выдающееся значение для блага настоящих и будущих поколений.

The inland waters of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands hotspot support a high diversity of aquatic species with high levels of endemism. The information presented in this report will help support implementation of multilateral Environmental Agreements in Madagascar, such as the Ramsar Convention and the Convention on Biological Diversity, guiding conservation planning and priority setting at national level.

The International Journal of Heritage Studies ( IJHS ) is the interdisciplinary academic, refereed journal for scholars and practitioners with a common interest in heritage.

The efforts to protect the areas where the greatest natural wealth and beauty are gathered in one place have a long history in Slovenia. Since the first initiatives at the beginning of the 20th century, the idea of protected areas and the need for their conservation have evolved, up until the last few decades when they became the paradigm of civilisation’s needs and one of the ways to achieve the sustainable development of society.

The World Heritage community is currently adopting policies to mainstream human rights as part of a wider sustainability agenda. From site-designation to their conservation and management, this book explores the various rights issues and analyses the diverse social, cultural and legal challenges and responses at both regional and global levels. 

Climate change poses serious threats to many coastal and marine systems, including those being managed as protected areas. The following manual describes an approach – Climate Adaptation Methodology for Protected Areas (CAMPA): Coastal and Marine – for developing climate adaptation measures in the management of coastal and marine protected areas.